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YOUR RESEARCHAny Experience w/Sway Bars Swap? - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

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Replace standard sway bars

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I replaced my standard sway bars for 030.

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Use discount

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I used my discount from Porsche to buy them.

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very little)

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Now I don't know how extreme the S bar change would be (I suspect very little), but if you can feel it helping noticeably in the turns you will also feel an increased harshness as well.

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Replace sway bars

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Catman, what sort of effort was involved in removing and replacing the sway bars?

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Replace would be (i suspect very little)

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Now I don't know how extreme the S bar change would be (I suspect very little), but if you can feel it helping noticeably in the turns you will also feel an increased harshness as well.

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Replace standard sway bars

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I replaced my standard sway bars for 030.

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Replace sway bars

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Suggestion · Original poster

Catman, what sort of effort was involved in removing and replacing the sway bars?

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Replace would be (i suspect very little)

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Now I don't know how extreme the S bar change would be (I suspect very little), but if you can feel it helping noticeably in the turns you will also feel an increased harshness as well.

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Use discount

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I used my discount from Porsche to buy them.

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very little)

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Now I don't know how extreme the S bar change would be (I suspect very little), but if you can feel it helping noticeably in the turns you will also feel an increased harshness as well.

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I have an '01 base without the Sport Suspension option (didn't want the 'harsh'(er) ride for daily driving)... but am looking for a little less roll while cornering now that I've had some more experience with driving the car. Sitting here with the PCA discount coupon burning a hole in my pocket (and expiring in December), I'm thinking of upgrading the sway bars to the larger diameter that was available with the sport suspension. Just the sway bars, not the springs or ride height, etc. Has anyone done this or similar? Any tips?

POST 2Original post

I think I would do the whole package, not just the s-bars. Lowering/springs will help handling and not to mention looks! Keep us posted on your project!

POST 3Original post

Don, you might want to consider the undesireable side-effects of rollbars--they tend to amplify bumps which hit just one wheel. On speed bumps (hitting the both wheels at the same time), rollbars could be 2" in diameter and you wouldn't be able to tell, but when one wheel hits a hole--WHAM! Now I don't know how extreme the S bar change would be (I suspect very little), but if you can feel it helping noticeably in the turns you will also feel an increased harshness as well. I say this because I also chickened out of 030/18" wheels because of potholes in the area. By the way, Tweeks sells the rollbars if you want to check them out...

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I replaced my standard sway bars for 030. the ride is a little rough but the lean angle is also less. I used my discount from Porsche to buy them. Suncoast offers an additional discount for buyers with Porsche discount tickets.

POST 5 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Thanks for the input, folks! Catman, what sort of effort was involved in removing and replacing the sway bars? Is this something I could easily do in my own garage (for instance, I have ramps/ jacks/ jackstands, but no lift...)?

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